pinhole camera challenge?

spinandscribble

Maybe i'm not suppose to suggest a challenge without winning one (i'm not sure if this is allowed ) but i've this idea, how about everyone makes a pinhole camera and takes pictures? most thanked photo wins? maybe most interesting finished pinhole camera as a side thing?

Basically any method allowed, but heres some youtube videos to aid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnnHjz8pF1M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu0CDYf2CgE

closing date 14th of January?

any takers?

**rules**

Must be a camera that YOU made YOURSELF
Any method of creating it acceptable but lets keep it DIY
When you put up a photograph please include a image of the camera you used and whether you used 35 mm or photographic paper.
Any number of photos welcome but please put them in separate posts
Obvious stuff like what's forbidden in the forum already: nudes ect.

ThenComesDudley

im taking some pinhole stuff tonight of the snow.... can we just stick our pinhole stuff in this thread anyway?

spinandscribble

I'd prefer if you made the pinhole camera instead of used a setting ect, if you understand. Maybe start a thread in the main forum if its like that just so this thread won't get cluttered with anything to do without the challenge?

But of course put the shots up here if you made the camera!

ThenComesDudley

aye i am cheating... not made one... using the diana camera pinhole setting... be a few hours before im finsihed at this rate

spinandscribble

ThenComesDudley wrote: »

aye i am cheating... not made one... using the diana camera pinhole setting... be a few hours before im finsihed at this rate

CHEATER!!!!
:pac:
I can't afford any fancy Diana after my last purchase so its cardboard all the way for me.

making a cardboard/paper replica of my polaroid 800 for my portfolio (part of the course)


i'm thinking of making it a pinhole as i go as well. dunno if that'll be my entry for this though. :P start off small like....

Ghost Train

I wouldn't mind trying something like this, one of the juicebox or matchbox ones looks straight forward enough

spinandscribble

Ghost Train wrote: »

I wouldn't mind trying something like this, one of the juicebox or matchbox ones looks straight forward enough

yeah, they mightn't be the best photos ever but it would be interesting to see what everyone gets.

feederback

I think the last winner suggests the next challenge. I’m new to this thread but will hopefully be contributing to it in the future.
In relation to the assignment. I think this is slightly over complicated and so would be keen if BP just suggested something + Im too lazy to make the pinhole.
No offence intended.

spinandscribble

Well, what with new challenge sets like ReaPriCam Challenge maybe there's room for something like this. I don't expect or ask that it replaces the next challenge, but can't it just stand alone as something separate?
Either way i'll be doing this in the next few days and anyone interested can join me.

Ghost Train

No harm in it being a challenge even if theres not much interest. The reapricam thing didn't work so well, but was a bit of fun. Just interesting to try something new or different.

Ghost Train

I made my pinhole camera yesterday following instructions here http://www.matchboxpinhole.com/
Pretty much followed the instructions exactly. Took some photos today (at least I hope I did :P), only thing I'm unsure about is what diameter the pinhole is, too small to measure exactly, so not sure of the shutter times, also hard to keep it still while opening and closing shutter.

Construction pics

Front & Back

spinandscribble

great, cant wait to see how your photos turn out! i'll have mine up as soon as i get some damn black tape

Ghost Train

spinandscribble wrote: »

great, cant wait to see how your photos turn out! i'll have mine up as soon as i get some damn black tape

Fingers crossed it will work, might try take the same shot with a few different exposure times, see which comes out best and then work backwards to estimate the pinhole size so I'll know where its at for the second roll

3-D Preacher

Mrpinhole.com as some helpful online calculators and guides for designing pinhole cameras. I may just have a rummage under the bed for my old pinhole SLR and start taking some shots with it again...

spinandscribble

Heres mine. Going to go around town tomorrow to take some photos, can't wait.

Ghost Train

Nice one, should be easier to keep steady than the matchbox type, I'm developing the film from mine right now, so should know in about an hour if it worked, if it did i'll scan and upload a shot or two later on

spinandscribble

I'm worried i didn't black out the inside of mine enough...

It does sit well by itself though.

Ghost Train

I was wondering how important blacking out was, I guess it could reduce your contrast. Hopefully won't be too bad.

Good news is I definitely have pictures, the negatives look a bit black, so maybe I overexposed most, but can make out the images which is cool, just drying the negatives

Realize now I should have made the frame 36mm instead of 24mm because scanning will be a bit more awkward but will see how it goes

Edit: Heres the clearest shot so far, kitchen table

all the photos have the stringy thing on the right side

spinandscribble

My photos didn't really come up. Well, one was printable (just lots of colours). The guy in the shop knows pinholes and said the juicebox shiny surface was a bad idea, so next time I'm going to use a shoebox or make one out of cardboard. I'll scan the image when I get a chance to show what i mean.

Ghost Train

Sorry to hear that , the juice box youtube video didn't seem to say it was necessary to paint the inside, also the pinhole size isn't mentioned which I thought would be important... will you use 35mm again?

I'm going to have another go at it, maybe make a smother smaller pinhole, will add a bit of black tape behind the film in case that matters.

For anyone doing 35mm would recommend the clicker on the matchbox instructions for measuring how far the film travels. Also read a tip that if you scan the pinhole it might be easier to judge how smooth and round it is

edit: heres the scanned pinholes, on the left is what i was using, right one sanded the metal and will use it for next roll, i still think its a bit big (.25mm) but hard to get it smaller

Ghost Train

Heres another sort of "decent" shot I got,

spinandscribble

Well i did what the video said, turn it five times but i get the feeling i could have got more shots if you know what i mean

Ghost Train

spinandscribble wrote: »

Well i did what the video said, turn it five times but i get the feeling i could have got more shots if you know what i mean

yeah with the clicker theres only a small gap between frames, got 37 24mm frames on the roll

Ghost Train

Got more even photo over the frame second time around with the better pinhole but still overexposed and a few light leaks on some shots

Ghost Train

and a snow shot

spinandscribble

got some photos tonight, will scan later. they werent great and in taking the film out some got destroyed. I've made a paper mache egg that i'm turning into a pinhole over the next few days, hopefully that'll work out better.

Ghost Train

sounds interesting, I'm trying one more roll of film through the matchbox, made the frame wider and put more tape on so hopefully wider photos and less leaks

GhostInTheRuins

I'd love to try something like this. Might give it a go over the next few days and see what I do.

spinandscribble

Ghost Train wrote: »

sounds interesting, I'm trying one more roll of film through the matchbox, made the frame wider and put more tape on so hopefully wider photos and less leaks

i think your shots have come up great, can i ask how long you exposed each shot?

i'm skeptical that my egg pinhole wont work, very big focal length and i didn't line it up perfectly.

Ghost Train

spinandscribble wrote: »

i think your shots have come up great, can i ask how long you exposed each shot?

i'm skeptical that my egg pinhole wont work, very big focal length and i didn't line it up perfectly.

The snowy shot was 3 or 5 seconds, the flower maybe 30-60 seconds but painted it with a torch. The kitchen table maybe 15-30seconds. Hard to remember exactly.

I'm using iso200 film, for me I'd say bright outdoors half a second would be fine, cloudy 3 seconds. Indoor with electric lighting maybe 30-60 seconds.

But its all going to depend on the focal length and pinhole size, I'd say as long as you're anywhere in the region of the right exposure time you'll get a photo the scanner can do something with. But the quality will be worse the further you're off, this was a test I did on the first roll, same scene different exposure times, 0.5 sec looked best but 10sec looked ok

GhostInTheRuins wrote: »

I'd love to try something like this. Might give it a go over the next few days and see what I do.

Some good pinhole photo groups to browse on Flickr to get ideas

Ghost Train

this was a one hour exposure


Outdoor shots got overexposed on me again, so even 3-5 second seems too long even on cloudy day. I'm much happier with the wider frame and even overexposed, the shots were ok. Seems to be good for light painting too

Ghost Train

and one more, must have been 2 or 3 second exposure

Jim

Only saw this thread today but definitely going to give it a go. Will pop out today to see if I can pick up what I need.

Strum

Great stuff altogether this topic. Well done Ghost Train. I won't be making one but seriously a great topic and wow, a one hour exposure.
Never heard anything like that before.
Are you studying photography GT?

Ghost Train

Strum wrote: »

Great stuff altogether this topic. Well done Ghost Train. I won't be making one but seriously a great topic and wow, a one hour exposure.
Never heard anything like that before.
Are you studying photography GT?

Nope, just trying film photography for the last few months and always wanted to try make a pinhole camera. Kind of addictive trying to get good result, might try it again in a few months. I'm developing the film myself so that makes it a bit easier

trishw78

ok so I'm going to stick this link in here. So you can all get practicing or posting for the day.

www.pinholeday.org 25 April 2010

magicbastarder

http://www.galleryofphotography.ie/events/pinholeworkshop10.html

not fair. teenagers only.